echwyn
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Proto-Celtic *exs-skʷend-, from the Proto-Indo-European root *skend, *skʷend- (“jump, climb”). Compare cychwyn.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛχ.wɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛχ.wɪn/
Noun
[edit]echwyn m (plural echwynion)
Adjective
[edit]echwyn (feminine singular echwyn, plural echwyn, not comparable)
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
echwyn | unchanged | unchanged | hechwyn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “echwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies